Barren looking country Rick. Where exactly is the Valley of Fire? Looks like somewhere near Broken Hill in Australia but I am sure there are other barren places on the planet!
Well said jetlag , whatever we said or did to initiate '403' MAY not have been mr formans...ensible and as you say a misuse of power. It IS spencers sand...ou play in it if he doesn't like you. i like alltrike's sand,...
My brother lives in Los "Lunas Jeff I know that whole area well.I've flown my hang glider at huning Mt and that hill between belen and Los Lunas can't remember the name of it.you sure have covered that aera
it does roll over, that skinny little wheel is buried. with all that inertia way above the wheel it couldn,t possibly NOT trip over! if he HAD to land here his ONLY chance would have been to pick a strip of WET sand close to the water, oh, and chuck the passenger out first!
Check unusual places. I needed Carlisle sand tires for my nortwhing, I think spruce wanted ~ 60 - 80 each, went to discount tire and they could order them for $15. Turns out they commonly use them for "turf" tires on golf carts and small riding mowers. Who knew?
Yes absolutely serious - the whole 4 kilometers of 4x4 track through sand and rocky roads - we left the wing at the airfield.
I wish I can post the video that I made but am having problems saving the editted video - will ost the Wild Ride once I get the Video saved.
Cheers
Christopher
Pretty radical!!! Kind of a Trike-a-Cycle
Not a lot of ability to correct roll / pit...ed to have fun with my WW Falcon in the dunes. The sand...;) ) passengers-- they could always let go into the soft sand....
What a great set of photos. Loved the storm cloud pics........looking at them from the ground looking up!!. Also liked the look of the Broken Hill pics. Wets the appetite for next years trip.
Magnificent place, the sand blow forms almost a bowl, perfect for newbies to train in.
The east facing bay curves from Double Island Point all the way round to...
Riz, if you took off on a calm morning, say sub 5 mph, and crested over a hill, or any other area that the sun starts to warm up the ground, you wi...hat's knows as convective heating.
In the open desert with small hills...